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DESCRIPTION:## We did geek out at the GeekUp with Carl Malamud 🗣\nCarl 
 Malamud of the Servants of Knowledge\, and Gautam John of Rohini Nilekani 
 Philanthropies\, discussed Gandhian Internet\, open source\, open science\
 , open law\, and open networks as a fundamental underpinning of *Samaaj* i
 .e.\, civil society on 13 December\, 2024. This GeekUp was also the more s
 pecial because of Hasgeek's 14th anniversary - and to promote and reinforc
 e the values of community and openness in today's times. \n\n![GeekUp with
  Carl Malamud\, moderated by Gautam John](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed
 /file/33d14f3cf1df48bbbe5e5bff2356cf6a)\n\nWith over 60 registrations - on
  a rainy Bangalore afternoon - the GeekUp had participation from techies\,
  lawyers\, communications professionals and senior folks from the non-prof
 it and research organizations. \n\n![Audiences at the GeekUp](https://imag
 es.hasgeek.com/embed/file/86ff833240fb492daf58cffcea02898c)\n\nRepresentat
 ives from communities such as VizChitra\, Hack5\, Agami\, Centre for Inter
 net and Society (CIS) and others were present at the GeekUp. \n\n![Carl in
 teracting with participants](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/71ed7a2
 cec2d4bb0b3198292ada0c699)\n\n## GeekUp video - watch and comment 🎬\nWa
 tch the video of the talk and the ensuing discussion at https://hasgeek.co
 m/servantsofknowledge/geekup-with-carl/videos \nCarl Malamud advocates for
  "Gyan Satyagraha"—a grassroots effort to digitize and democratize acces
 s to knowledge. He emphasizes the importance of sustained work over quick 
 solutions like hackathons. Carl also highlights Artificial Intelligence's 
 (AI) potential for targeted applications like translations and pattern rec
 ognition\, while stressing the urgent need for a national effort to preser
 ve knowledge in Indian libraries.\n\n## GeekUp in the news 📰\nIcymi\, r
 ead the [media coverage](https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_bang
 alore/issues/111982/OPS/G4ADNQAVN.1+GH5DNQBHF.1.htm\n) of the GeekUp\, and
  catch up with what happened!\n\n## About Carl Malamud 🗣📢\nCarl Mala
 mud is one of four co-founders of the Servants of Knowledge Association\, 
 an effort to build a Public Library of India that has been underway for al
 most a decade. Carl is the founder of Public.Resource.Org\, a US-based NGO
  that has been a leader in the struggle to provide open access to edicts o
 f government\, including public safety standards\, in the US\, Europe\, an
 d India\, efforts that have been recognized and supported by the Supreme C
 ourts of the US and the European Union. \nCarl was responsible for placing
  a large number of government databases on the Internet and then convincin
 g the government to provide those services. \n*In the 1990s\, Carl ran the
  first radio station on the Internet\, where he pioneered what we now know
  of as "podcasting."* \nHe is the author of nine books\, and the recipient
  of numerous awards including the Berkman Award from Harvard University an
 d the Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). \n\n## 
 About the moderator 👤\nGautam John is the CEO of Rohini Nilekani Philan
 thropies. Prior to this\, he spent several years with the Akshara Foundati
 on\, building the Karnataka Learning Partnership (KLP) and at Pratham Book
 s\, building their open source publishing model. Before entering the nonpr
 ofit sector\, he was an entrepreneur for six years. \nGautam graduated fro
 m the National Law School of India University in 2002.\n\n## 📫 Talk to 
 us ... (and follow our work)\nLeave us a [comment](https://hasgeek.com/ser
 vantsofknowledge/geekup-with-carl/comments) if you liked the video\, or wa
 nt to speak/participate in Servants' of Knowledge's activities. Follow the
  work of Servants of Knowledge at https://hasgeek.com/servantsofknowledge/
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